posted May 21st, 2026 - The French Indoor Nationals 2026 concluded one month before the FAI Indoor World Cup 2026. The event was hosted by the Aerokart wind tunnel in Paris, after which the French delegation continued its preparations at Weembi Lille.

The national championships in France are not qualifying events for FAI/ISC World Championships or World Cups. Instead, the national coach — currently Mathieu Bernier for formation skydiving — selects the members of the national teams from across the country’s formation skydiving community. He also works closely with other experienced coaches and competitors while monitoring the development teams that train and compete alongside the national squads, including the 4-way Open team Aethers and the 4-way Women team Nephtys. In addition, he oversees the 8-way event and sets the priorities for the French delegation.

Neither Aethers nor Nephtys appeared on the leaderboard of the national indoor championships, as both teams were in the middle of their preparations for the FAI Indoor World Cup one month later. It was an especially busy period for the two 4-way teams and Mathieu Bernier, as France also entered an 8-way team at short notice. The combined AethersNephtys lineup eventually secured the 8-way gold medals for the French delegation.

French Indoor Nationals 2026		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class	L,G,7,18	E,D,17,B	15,Q,5	12,20,8	N,22,P,3	10,11,16	O,14,21	H,13,A,M	9,C,1	19,4,K	Total	Avg
1	Zip les Manchots	22	37	19	19	21	20	24	33	29	22	246	24.6
2	Aerokart Ak'demie Monaco	24	30	22	18	22	19	23	34	29	20	241	24.1
3	Monaco F1	17	25	22	17	20	18	21	35	26	21	222	22.2
4	Les Hermines	19	25	16	15	18	17	18	27	24	17	196	19.6
5	La R Force	16	20	14	13	14	13	16	21	19	16	162	16.2
6	Aerokart Ak'demie Bleu Cohesion	15	12	11	10	14	11	18	22	18	18	149	14.9

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Zip les Manchots - Aerokart Ak'demie in Round 9 at the French Indoor Nationals 2026

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However, a few members of the French delegation for the FAI Indoor World Cup still could not get enough of 4-way training and competition. Aethers tail Mathieu Quizy joined forces with Nephtys member Marie Pineau before the two would compete together in the 8-way event at Weembi Lille. It was not the first time they had shared tunnel time with Thomas Misztal, who came through the indoor junior program at Aerokart.

Thomas Misztal later competed with Les Krocmous Lille at the FAI Indoor World Cup, where the team finished in 6th place. Marie Pineau’s Nephtys outdoor teammate Alexandra Petitjean was also part of the Krocmous lineup, once again alongside Thomas Chomel. Thomas Misztal and Thomas Chomel additionally trained and competed with 8-way team D'Arc8, which earned the bronze medals at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2026. Former French 8-way world champion Bruno Perin even stepped away from his desk duties at Weembi Lille to complete the Zip les Manchots lineup in Paris.

The full Aerokart Ak'demie lineup challenged the world-class Zip les Manchots team throughout all ten rounds at Aerokart Paris and finished only five points behind in 2nd place (246–241). It proved to be the perfect warm-up event less than four weeks before the FAI Indoor World Cup, where the young team secured a Top 10 finish and tied Belgium’s AYRO for 9th place.

FAI Indoor World Cup 2026			1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		Total	Avg
Rank	AAA Class		J,20,C,4		10,O,L,M		B,21,N,H		14,F,3		18,16,9		E,6,8		19,1,Q		G,5,12		P,D,17,22		15,11,2		Total	Avg
1	Aethers	FR	33	-1	37		42		30	-1	31		32		33		35		36		27		336	33.6
2	Golden Knights	US	32		34	-1	38	-2	29		29		29		30	-1	30	-1	33		26		310	31.0
3	NMP PCH HayaBusa	BE	31	-1	32	-3	42		29		30	-1	29		31		29		32	-1	22	-2	307	30.7
4	China Hubei 1	CN	31		35		37	-1	26	-1	30		29		29	-1	30		32		23	-2	302	30.2
5	Siberries	RU	30	-2	33		37		27	-2	28		28	-1	26	-2	29		31		24		293	29.3
6	Skywalkers Most	CZ	28	-3	34	-1	33	-4	28	-1	27		27	-3	28	-2	28	-1	30	-4	24		287	28.7
7	Strike	RU	28	-1	32		36		29		25	-2	26	-2	25	-1	28		32		22	-1	283	28.3
7	Nephtys	FR	29		36		33	-4	25	-2	27		26	-1	28		29		29		21		283	28.3
9	Amnesya Fly X	IT	28	-1	31		34	-3	26		27		25	-3	27	-1	24	-3	28	-1	22		272	27.2
10	16.8.4	RU	25	-1	29	-2	32		24	-1	25	-1	24		26	-1	26	-2	28	-1	22		261	26.1
11	China Hubei 2	CN	27	-2	28	-2	29	-2	24		25	-2	27		25		27	-3	26	-3	20	-2	258	25.8
12	Les Krocmous Lille	FR	26		27		36		24		24		24		23		21	-3	29		21		255	25.5
13	VDV	RU	25	-1	30	-1	29	-5	26		24	-1	26	-1	25	-1	21	-3	26	-1	21		253	25.3
14	Indonesia	ID	25	-3	28	-2	32	-3	24		23	-3	26	-1	24	-2	23	-3	27		16	-6	248	24.8
15	Gen XYZ	BR	26	-1	29	-1	25	-5	23	-1	21	-2	24		25		23	-2	26		19		241	24.1
16	AYRO	BE	25		28		32		22	-1	24		22	-2	23		23	-1	19	-4	21		239	23.9
16	Aerokart Ak'demie	FR	26		25	-1	30	-2	21	-1	20	-2	24		21	-4	23		28		21		239	23.9
18	Trinity	RU	23	-1	26		30		25		23		23		21	-2	22	-1	23	-1	20		236	23.6
19	Out Of The Blue	NL	24	-2	28		32		18	-5	23		21	-3	22	-1	23		25	-1	19	-1	235	23.5
20	NFTO	UK	24	-2	28	-1	32		23	-2	19	-4	18	-3	23		21	-1	25		20		233	23.3
21	Thyra	NO	25		26		27	-1	21		20		24		22	-1	20		25		19		229	22.9
22	Kairos	UK	21	-2	26		28		21		21	-1	24		24		22		23		18		228	22.8
23	XP Angels	US	26		23	-1	25	-2	23		20		22	-2	20	-3	20	-1	24		18	-1	221	22.1
24	Magic 4	LT	20		26		27	-1	21		19		18	-2	23		21		22		16	-1	213	21.3
25	Flyspot Sky4Four	PL	22		26		28	-2	21		19	-2	19	-3	18	-3	22		21		16	-1	212	21.2
25	Bronteroc	HU	21		26		26	-3	21		20	-1	21	-1	20		17	-2	23		17		212	21.2
27	Meltemi Oceanside Illertissen	DE	22		24		27		21		20		22		21		16	-3	21		16	-1	210	21.0
28	Killers of Hopes and Dreams	US	19	-1	25		26	-1	20		19	-1	20		19	-2	19		23		17		207	20.7
29	Oblivion	FR	21		22		25		18	-1	19		22		21		19		21		17		205	20.5
30	Airdrops	CH	19	-1	25		27		17	-3	18	-1	21		21	-2	16	-2	23		16		203	20.3
31	WingX	CH	21	-1	25		25	-2	21		19		17	-2	20	-1	19		21	-1	14	-2	202	20.2
31	Brasil Blue	BR	19	-2	23	-3	26	-1	17	-2	18	-1	20		21	-1	19		23		16	-1	202	20.2
33	Windabona Angels	ES	20		26		27		19	-1	17	-2	21		21	-3	14	-5	19		17		201	20.1
33	Panthers	CZ	19	-3	23	-3	25	-5	19	-1	17	-2	22		21		17	-3	21	-2	17		201	20.1
33	Les Hermines	FR	22		22		23		20		15	-3	19		21		19		23		17		201	20.1
36	Indonesia Women	ID	20	-3	25		23	-4	19	-1	20	-1	19	-2	18	-2	20		19	-1	16	-1	199	19.9
37	Aura Nomads	RU	19	-1	20	-1	19		17	-2	18	-1	20		20		21		23		17	-1	194	19.4
38	Mimic	UK	16	-4	23		24	-1	19		19		19		19	-1	18	-1	20		13	-2	190	19.0
38	AERA Flystation	DE	20		21		23		17		17		19		18	-1	18		21		16		190	19.0
40	Aeroxs	FI	20		21		24	-3	18	-1	16	-1	21		15	-3	17		18	-1	16		186	18.6
41	Valkyrie	IT	16	-3	23		24	-3	11	-5	17		18	-1	18	-2	18	-1	20		14	-2	179	17.9
42	Friendship is Magic	UK	19		21		23		17	-1	16		16	-2	16	-2	14	-4	17	-1	14		173	17.3
43	Thailand	TH	15	-5	24	-2	19	-6	18	-2	15	-3	18	-1	18	-3	10	-7	15	-2	14	-2	166	16.6
44	Sora	UK	14	-3	18		16	-5	12	-2	16		18		16	-1	14	-1	17		13	-1	154	15.4
45	Airows	CH	9	-2	15	-2	18		12	-2	7	-2	13		13	-1	7	-4	13	-1	11		118	11.8

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Aerokart Ak'demie - Les Hermines at the FAI Indoor World Cup 2026

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D'Arc8 teammates Mathias Barbaste, Thomas Chomel and Noe Mattoni joined forces with Noe’s father, Stephane Mattoni, in the Monaco F1 lineup at the French Indoor Championship. Just a few weeks later at Weembi Lille, Stephane Mattoni was watching from the sidelines as his son Tom Mattoni claimed victory with Aethers in 4-way and with AethersNephtys in 8-way, while his younger son, Noe Mattoni, earned another FAI medal following his 2nd-place finish at the FAI Indoor World Championship 2025. Former NMP PCH HayaBusa 4-way world champion Michele Silvi replaced Thomas Chomel for the Weembi FS Cup 2026 two weeks later.

Les Hermines still competed with Marie Elisabeth Cordon in the lineup at the French Indoor Championship before Nephtys outdoor member Gaelle Giesen took over the slot at Weembi Lille.

More family-centered 4-way competition took place at Aerokart Paris, where father Jean-Pierre Roussanides competed alongside his sons Antoine and Florian Roussanides for La R Force. Last but not least, Deep Blue 4-way Women world champion of 2010, Francoise Simons, shared the flying chamber with her son Eliott Hamouchi Simons, who also grew up in the Aerokart Paris wind tunnel. It was his first AAA Class competition.

French Indoor Nationals 2026		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Avg
Rank	AA Class	4,11	21,A,15	H,Q,19	2,1	13,E,9	L,F,N,8	K,M,14	20,6	P,O,18	J,G,7	Total	Avg
1	Le 4ème Élément	13	15	21	14	21	20	18	17	18	22	179	17.9
2	ASPUlvérisateurs	14	14	18	12	20	18	19	14	17	21	167	16.7
3	Hayabouseux	13	15	16	15	19	19	18	14	15	21	165	16.5
4	Skygirls Nancy	14	13	20	13	18	16	16	15	17	21	163	16.3
5	Sirocco Weembi	9	14	14	13	17	13	12	12	14	16	134	13.4
6	Fire Fist	9	10	13	11	15	14	12	12	15	19	130	13.0
7	Zephyr Weembi	8	10	12	11	13	11	13	10	14	15	117	11.7
8	Mistral Weembi	8	11	12	11	13	8	11	8	11	14	107	10.7
9	Les Virolets Annecy	8	10	10	9	13	11	12	8	12	12	105	10.5
10	Bleu Cohesion	7	11	11	8	11	12	9	8	11	14	102	10.2
10	Aerokose	9	10	7	10	12	11	11	10	11	11	102	10.2
12	Long-cats VR	5	10	10	9	10	7	10	11	10	12	94	9.4
13	Aerokart Ak'demie Espoirs	8	9	7	8	6	8	10	6	8	11	81	8.1
14	SupmeSky ASPU Maubeuge	6	5	8	7	8	8	8	6	7	10	73	7.3